You're Not Failing at Parenting Your Toddler.

Your Nervous System Is Overloaded.

Evidence-informed parenting support that helps you stay calm in hard moments, strengthen your connection with your child, and trust yourself again.

START WITH MY FREE TANTRUM GUIDEYou don’t have to figure this out alone.

30 Years working with families • Master's Early Childhood Ed • Mom of 3

My clients say they have more capacity to handle hard moments.
They stop yelling, bribing, and using screens to calm their toddlers.

POWERFUL SKILLS

If You're Lying Awake Replaying the Moment You Yelled, You're in the Right Place.

Maybe you had this picture of how you would be the perfect mama who never yelled or got upset.

Maybe you thought if you did everything right your child wouldn't ever have a tantrum.

Maybe you thought you were so full of love that it would be one blissful moment after another.

I get it. I was that mama too. I've seen thousands of parent-child interactions, in my own family and in families I work with, and this is what I know: Most parents were never taught how to stay calm and regulated in the middle of intense emotions. Especially not while supporting a young child who's in the middle of a meltdown.

Here's what matters: If you don't have the skills to regulate your own nervous system you can't stay calm for your child. And that's what they need most.

That's what I'm here for. To support you and help you grow the skills.

HI, I'M MAIA, YOUR NEW PARENTING BESTIE.

MEET MAIA

I've been working with families with young children for 30 years as an early childhood educator and a parent coach. And I'm a mama to 3 grown daughters. I've seen exactly what makes a difference between staying calm, confident, and connected to your child: a regulated nervous system so you can stay calm when your child is having a hard time.

So I built the nervous system education I wish every parent had. No blame, no judgement. Just the tools, knowledge, and support that allow you to be the mama you want your child to remember.

"Every day I would promise myself that I would stay calm and not yell. Then when my toddler lost it, so did I. This is the only thing that has helped me improve my level of patience."

“Something inside me used to flare up as soon as my daughter started a tantrum. Now I can pause and tell myself, ‘This is a choice point’ and actually choose how I respond.”

My own parents never paused—they just yelled. I never saw nervous system regulation modeled, so I’m learning right alongside my child.”

“Once I realized that tantrums were normal, but not something we just had to live with daily, I felt like I could see a light at the end of the tunnel.”

This isn’t about trying harder.

It’s about building something new.

WHERE TO START

However you want to start, I've got you covered.

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